It’s not easy to admit that a business decision isn’t working out as planned. There’s always the nagging feeling that maybe you haven’t given the idea enough time. Or perhaps you haven’t funded or nurtured it properly. And even when your instincts are screaming that you’ve made a mistake, accepting that truth is painful.

The business of real estate is always evolving, but in most brokerages, there’s one constant—the weekly sales meeting. It’s a time to bring the troops together, share timely information, and keep everyone motivated. Even for brokerages where most practitioners are based outside of the office, weekly face-to-face meetings are essential.

“The PC is dead,” declared a recent article on technology trends, and one of the nails in its coffin could be the rise of “cloud computing.” But what, exactly, is this cloud, and why do so many companies have their heads in it these days?

Choppy waters are expected to persist in 2011, but that doesn’t mean that your business has to suffer. We asked brokers and industry consultants to identify solutions to the top challenges that brokers face today.